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An unusual cause of cervicobrachial pain: vertebral artery dissection

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  1. Unit of Neurology, Misericordia Hospital, Via Senese, 161, 58100, Grosseto, Italy

    Simone Gallerini, L. Marsili, M. Bartalucci, C. Marotti, E. Innocenti & R. Marconi

  2. Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, “Sapienza”, University of Rome,, Rome, Italy

    L. Marsili

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Gallerini, S., Marsili, L., Bartalucci, M. et al. An unusual cause of cervicobrachial pain: vertebral artery dissection. Neurol Sci 38, 1111–1113 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-2847-3

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